Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 13 August 2002
Aircraft Type: Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II
Owner/operator: Tanzanair – Tanzania Air Services
Registration Number: 5H-TZC
Location: Muyowasi-Murungu Airstrip – ÿ Tanzania
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Landing GearLanding Gear
Category: Accident
A charter flight carrying hunters to Muyowasi-Murunguirstrip encountered a near-miss due to a sudden, uncontrolled descent. The aircraft, operating with one pilot and nine passengers, was too high and subsequently lowered its nose to descend. A swerve to the right resulted in a collision with trees and stumps, causing damage to the landing gear and leading to a rollover. Fuel spillage occurred, and fire did not extinguish.A charter flight carrying hunters to Muyowasi-Murunguirstrip encountered a near-miss due to a sudden, uncontrolled descent. The aircraft, operating with one pilot and nine passengers, was too high and subsequently lowered its nose to descend. A swerve to the right resulted in a collision with trees and stumps, causing damage to the landing gear and leading to a rollover. Fuel spillage occurred, and fire did not extinguish.

Description

The aircraft was operating a charter flight to carry a party of hunters to Muyowasi-Murungu Airstrip. It took off from Dar es Salaam at 06:00 with one pilot and nine passengers. It was also carrying a load of supplies for the Muyowasi hunting camp. The flight to destination was uneventful and the runway was in sight at 08:14 hours. On reaching the runway the aircraft was too high and the pilot had to lower the nose for descent to flaring height. When the aircraft was finally flared, it gained speed and floated for much of the way down the runway. After covering about two-thirds of the runway length the brakes became effective and the aircraft swerved to the right. On crossing the right edge of the runway it collided with stumps and trees as it rolled in the bush parallel to the runway center line. As it did so the nose landing gear struck a stump and collapsed, causing both propellers to strike the ground. The aircraft finally came to rest a short distance beyond the right end of the runway. There was fuel spillage but fire did not brake out.

Primary Cause

Uncontrolled descent and swerving during landing.Uncontrolled descent and swerving during landing.

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